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AP literature vocab Flashcards

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3575527996Envoynoun a messenger or representative who the government sends to deal with other governments0
3575532905DefrayVerb provide money to pay1
3575533883AllocationNoun -The action or process of allocating or distributing something -divide out2
3575535449AdulationNoun -Obsequious flattery -excessive admiration or praise3
3575537683PresumptuousAdj. -Failing to observe limits of what is permitted or appropriate -so confident it's rude4
3575541175PecuniaryAdj. -of relating to, or consisting of money5
3575544516MuseNoun -A woman, or force personified as a woman, who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist6
3575546840InitiativeNoun -The ability to assess and initiate things independently7
3575548595AvocationNoun -A hobby or minor occupation -enjoy it so much you do it a lot8
3575549799CapriciousAdj. -Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior9
3575551950HospiceNoun -A home providing care for the sick, especially the terminally ill10
3575555032RisqueAdj. -Slightly indecent or liable to shock; especially by being sexually sugestive11
3575557016IndolentAdj. -Wanting to avoid activity or exertion -lazy12
3575558233InsipidAdj. -Lacking flavor -boring13
3575559293CorroborateVerb -Confirm or give support to -back up14
3575561555Suppliant(adj.) asking humbly and earnestly; (n.) one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor15
3575562732Torrid(adj.) Very hot and dry; passionate16
3575564441Cajole(v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises17
3575566032Surfeit(n) excessive amount18
3575566033Guffawverb: laugh boisterously19
3575566740Deemverb: regard or consider in a specified way; to judge something20
3575571497Fiasco(n.) complete failure in a humiliating way21
3575574361Perjury(n.) Lying under oath22
3575576545Perposterous(adj.) Contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous23
3575578769Parody(n.) A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.24

AP HUG: Unit 5 Language Flashcards

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8214933884AccentA distinctive mode of pronunciation of a language, especially one associated with a particular nation, locality, or social class0
8214933885DialectA particular form of a language that is particular to a specific region or social group1
8214933886EsperantoAn artificial language devised in 1887 as an international medium of communication, based on roots from the chief European languages2
8214933887Extinct LanguageAn extinct language is a language that no longer has any speakers, or that is no longer in current use3
8214933888IdeogramA written character symbolizing the idea of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it, Example: 6 (six)4
8214933889IsoglossA geographic boundary line delimiting the area in which a given linguistic feature occurs5
8214933890Isolated LanguageA natural language with no demonstrable genealogical (or "genetic") relationship with other languages; that is, one that has not been demonstrated to descend from an ancestor common with any other language. i.e A language family with only one language6
8214933891Language BranchA Subsection of a Language Family. i.e The Romance "-------" of the Indo-European language family7
8214933892LanguageThe method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way8
8214933893Language GroupA Collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past and display relatively few differences in grammar and vocabulary9
8214933894Language FamilyA collection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor long before recorded history10
8214933895Indo European language familyLargest language family that includes English and most other languages in the Western Hemisphere. Also used in South and Southwest Asia11
8214933896Sino-Tibetan Language Family2nd largest language family. Includes Madarin, Thai, Cantonese and Burmese12
8214933897Lingua FrancaA Language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages13
8214933898Literary TraditionA Language that is written as well as spoken14
8214933899MonolingualThe condition of being able to speak only a single language15
8214933900BilingualThe ability to speak two languages16
8214933901MultilingualThe ability to speak multiple languages17
8214933902Official LanguageThe language adopted for use by the government for the conduct of business and publication of documents18
8214933903OrthographyThe conventional spelling system of a language19
8214933904Pidgin LanguageA Form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca, used for communications among speakers of two different languages20
8214933905Standard LanguageThe form of a language used for official government business, education, and mass communications21
8214933906ToponymA place name or a word derived from the name of a place22
8214933907Trade LanguageA language, especially a pidgin, used by speakers of different native languages for communication in commercial trade23
8214933908VernacularUsing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language. It is usually the language of the common people24
8214933909Creole LanguageA language that results from the mixing of a colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated25
8214933910DenglishThe term is used in all German-speaking countries to refer to the increasingly strong influx of macaronic (slang) English or pseudo-English vocabulary into German26
8214933911FranglaisA form of French using many words and idioms borrowed from English27
8214933912EbonicsAmerican black English regarded as a language in its own right rather than as a dialect of standard English28
8214933913SpanglishA hybrid language combining words and idioms from both Spanish and English, especially Spanish speech that uses many English words and expressions29
8214936646Institutional LanguageA language used in education, work, mass media, and government with literary tradition30
8214967026Developing LanguageA language spoken in daily use with a literary tradition that is not widely distributed31
8214977242Vigorous LanguageA language that is spoken in daily use but that lacks a literary tradition32
8214985568Vulgar LatinA form of Latin used in daily conversation by ancient Romans, as opposed to the standard dialect, which was used for official documents33
8214996397LogogramsA symbol that represents a word rather than a sound34
8215001311SubdialectA subdivision of a dialect35
8215004749Received Pronunciation (RP)The dialect of English associated with upper-class Britons living in London and now considered standard in the United Kingdom36
8215031756AcculturationThe process of changes in culture that result from the meeting of two groups, each of which retains distinct culture features37
8215036006AssimilationThe process by which a group's cultural features are altered to resemble those of another more dominant culture38
8215044771GullahAlso called Geechee is a creole language spoken on islands off South Carolina's and Georgia's coasts39
8383484429PolyglotA speaker of many languages40
8383484430Centripetal ForceA language that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state41
8383491145Centrifugal ForceA language that divides people and countries42

AP Literature Vocab #4 Flashcards

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8179250366disparageregard or represent as being of little worth0
8179250367guilesly or cunning intelligence1
8179250368paltrysmall or meager (of an amount)2
8179250369salientmost noticeable or important3
8179250370profligaterecklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources4
8179250371esotericintended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest5
8179250372ardententhusiastic or passionate6
8179250373transcendbe or go beyond the range or limits of (something abstract, typically a conceptual field or division)7
8179250374grandioseimpressive or magnificent in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so8
8179250375nefariouswicked or criminal (typically of an action or activity)9
8179250376querulouscomplaining in a petulant or whining manner10

AP Psychology Personality Flashcards

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8076779448Sigmund FreudFounder of psychoanalysis Originally a medical doctor and found that his patients were suffering from an illness with psycho-logical causes This led him to develop theories of the unconscious mind, psycho-sexual development and Psychoanalysis0
8076779449Psychoanalytic TheoryPsychologist: Sigmund Freud Behavior is due to unconscious motives and conflicts Early childhood experiences determine personality1
8076779450Unconscious Mind-foundation for the psychoanalytic theory -controls the phenomena of repressed feelings, automatic skills, subliminal perceptions, thoughts, habits and automatic reactions as well as possibly holding emotional complexes, phobias and desires.2
8076779451Idlocated in the unconscious present at birth Ruled by the "Pleasure Principle" and has no values, morality, or logic (animal instincts)3
8076779452Egolocated in both conscious, & unconscious Developed after birth, the self Ruled by the "Reality Principle" and balances the id and superego by being organized, rational, and postponing gratification4
8076779453SuperEgolocated in both conscious, & unconscious developed by age 5 Ruled by the "Morality Principle" and is the opposite of the Id because it is the internal, parental voice with rules and values5
8076779454Free AssociationA technique used to access the unconscious patient freely exposes his/her ideas, impressions, etc.6
8076779455Freudian SlipsSlips of the tongue that expose the unconscious7
8076779456Psychosexual Development- sequential and discontinuous stages with changing erogenous zone and conflict in each stage if conflict is not successful resolved, the result is fixation O.A.P.L.G (Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, Genital)8
8076779457Oral stageAge: 0-1 Erogenous Zone: Mouth Task: Oral Activities (sucking, chewing, biting, etc) Fixation: Smoking, Over-eating9
8076779458Anal stageAge: 1-3 Erogenous Zone: Anus Task: Potty Training Fixation: Anal retentive or Anal Expulsive10
8076779459Latency stageAge: 6 to puberty Erogenous Zone: None Task: develop relationships with same sex peers to strengthen gender identity Fixation: doesn't occur at this stage11
8076779460Phallic stageAge: 3-5 Erogenous Zone: Genitals Task: Gender Identity Fixation: Narcissism, Homosexuality12
8076779461Genital stageAge: Puberty to death Erogenous Zone: Genitals Task: Find a hetero-sexual relationship Fixation: doesn't occur at this stage but old conflicts will arise13
8076779462Penis EnvyFreudian theory that girls become upset and scarred because because they don't have a penis and a penis is a key to being successful. Phallic Stage14
8076779463Electra Complexgirls sexually desire dad and hate mom but need to resolve this in order to develop a gender identity Phallic Stage of Psycho-sexual Development15
8076779464Oedipus Complexboys sexually desire mom and hate dad but need to resolve this in order to develop a gender identity Phallic Stage of Psycho-sexual Development16
8076779465Defense mechanisms- extreme measures protect the ego from threats; operate unconsciously and deny, falsify, or distinct reality - not successful coping strategies because they do not remove stressors17
8076779466Neo-FreudiansJung, Horney, Adler Believed that Freud put too much emphasis on sex and there needed to be more emphasis on social factors18
8076779467Collective unconsciousPsychologist: Carl Jung Defined: A warehouse of "instinctive memories" passed down to each generation and all humans share and is made up of archetypes19
8076779468ArchetypesDefined: Inherited universal concepts that create the Collective Unconscious Examples: Anima v. Animus, Mother v. Father, Persona v. Shadow, Hero v. Villain20
8076779469Basic AnxietyPsychologist: Karen Horney anxiety that is created by being born helpless. Most overcome this, those who don't develop neurotic personalities- aggressive, compliant, or withdrawn21
8076779470Womb envyPsychologist: Karen Horney Defined: women do not suffer from "penis envy" but are envious of male's superior status. Men are envious of a women's ability to have children and therefore, they compensate with other forms of achievement.22
8076779471Inferiority ComplexPsychologist: Alfred Adler Defined: people who compensate for feelings of inferiority (feeling like they're less than other people, not as good as others, worthless, etc.) by acting ways that make them appear superior.23
8076779472Projective TestsDescription: Provide ambiguous stimuli in order to trigger the projection of one's inner dynamics Strengths: Provide lots of information Weaknesses: highly subjective and has low reliability Tests: Rorschach Inkblot Test, & Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), Draw a Person test24
8076779473Rorschach Inkblot Testseeks to identify people's inner feelings and conflicts by analyzing their interpretations of 10 inkblots. Critics question the validity and reliability of the tests.25
8076779474Thematic Apperception Testpeople view ambiguous pictures and then make up stories about them. Presumably, their accounts reflect their interests and inner feelings.26
8076779475Humanistic PsychologistsCarl Rogers, Abraham Maslow Description: People develop their personality by trying to reach their full potential Strengths: model was built in a therapy setting Weaknesses: concepts are vague and subjective, individualistic and western based and naive because it fails to appreciate the reality of our capacity for evil27
8076779476Self-ConceptPsychologist: Carl Rogers Goal: Actualizing Tendency (full potential) Theory: A person has who they are, Real Self, and who they want to be, Ideal Self and a successful persoanlity has congruence People need genuineness (honesty), unconditional positive regard (love), and empathy (understanding) to develop a good persoanlity28
8076779477CongruenceA person's Real Self and Ideal Self can merge together Part of Roger's Self-Concept Theory29
8076779478IncongruenceWhen a person's Real Self and Ideal self do not match, causing anxiety. Part of Roger's Self-Concept Theory30
8076779479Unconditional positive regardDefined: receiving acceptance, value, and love from others without requirements Part of Roger's Self-Concept theory in which he says it is necessary to receive from others in order to develop a healthy personality31
8076779480EmpathyPeople will try to understand one's feelings and mirror it back to them Part of Roger's Self-Concept theory in which he says it is necessary to receive from others in order to develop a healthy personality32
8076779481Hierarchy of NeedsPsychologist: Abraham Maslow Description: Pyramid33
8076779482Trait TheoriesDescription: focuses on identifying how people typically behave but does NOT explain how personality developed Strengths: based on empirical evidence with factor analysis Weaknesses: people might behave differently based on the situation they are experiencing Tests: 16 Personality Factors (16 PF), 3 Dimensions, and Myers Briggs34
8076779483Factor analysis- a statistical procedure that identifies common factors among groups of items, to simplify a long list of items into a small number of dimensions -used with trait theories35
8076779484Self-Report InventoriesDescription: a questionnaire which is used to gauge a wide range of feelings and behaviors Strengths: empirically derived Weaknesses: social desirability-people can lie and manipulate the information Tests: MMPI, CPI, 16 PF36
8076779485MMPIMost extensively researched personality inventory. Used to assess mental health professions (police, nurses, doctors, pilots)37
8076779486Big Five Trait TheoryPsychologists: McCrae and Costa Description: OCEAN or CANOE Significance: traits are stable in adulthood, heritability accounts for 50% of personality and can be used to predict other personal attributes38
8076779487Openesscharacteristics such as imagination and insight, and those high in this trait also tend to have a broad range of interests39
8076779488Conscientiousnessinclude high levels of thoughtfulness, with good impulse control and goal-directed behaviors.40
8076779489Extraversioncharacterized by excitability, sociability, talkativeness, assertiveness and high amounts of emotional expressivenes41
8076779490Agreeablenessincludes attributes such as trust, altruism, kindness, affection and other pro-social behaviors.42
8076779491Neuroticismcharacterized by sadness, moodiness and emotional instability43
8076779492Social Cognitive Approach to PersonalityDescription: Personality is influenced between the interaction of a person's traits (including their thinking) and their social context Strengths: based on empirical evidence Weaknesses: minimizes the importance of one's inner traits, emotions, and unconscious motives Examples: Reciprocal Determinism, Locus of Control Psychologists: Bandura44
8076779493Reciprocal determinismPsychologist: Bandura Defined: Personality is developed by the interaction of behavioral, cognitive, and environmental factors. How it works: Everyone has a "self-system" of skills abilities and attitudes Self-Efficacy is what can change the system45
8076779494External Locus of ControlThe perception that chance or outside forces beyond your personal control determine your fate Effects: Pessimism and often learned helplesses46
8076779495Internal Locus of ControlThe perception that you control your own fate Effects: Optimism Optimism leads to longer lives with less illnesses but excessive optimism can also lead us to be blind to risks and overconfidence47
8076779496Self- efficacyDefined: the belief in your own ability to deal with different situations and accomplish specific goals It is NOT self esteem which is your general sense of self worth Consequences: people with high self-efficacy are able to succeed because they have an internal locus of control48
8076779497CompensationDefense Mechanism where people try to overcome feelings of inferiority in one area by striving to be superior in another area Major part of Alfred Adler's theory49

AP Vocab Language Flashcards

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8070119534British Received Pronunciation (BRP)The dialect of English associated with upper-class Britons living in the London area and now considered standard in the United Kingdom0
8070119535Creole or creolized languageA language that results with the indigenous language of the people being dominated1
8070119536DialectA regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation2
8070119537EbonicsDialect spoken by some African Americans3
8070119538Extinct LanguageA language that was once used by people in daily activities but is no longer used.4
8070119539FranglaisA term used by the French for English words that have entered the French language5
8070119540IdeogramsThe system of writing used in China and other East Asian countries in which each symbol represents an idea or a concept rather than a specific sound, as is the case with letters in English6
8070119541IsoglossA boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate.7
8070119542Isolated LanguageA language that is unrelated to any other language and therefore not attached to any language family8
8070119543LanguageA system of communication through the use of speech, a collection of sounds understood by a group of people to have the same meaning9
8070119544Language branchA collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago. Differences are not as extensive or as old as with Language families, and archaeological evidence can confirm that the branches derived from the same family.10
8070119545Language familyCollection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor long before recorded history11
8070119546Language groupA collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past and display relatively few differences in grammar and vocabulary12
8070119547Lingua francaA language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages13
8070119548Literary TraditionA language that is written as well as spoken.14
8070119549official languagelanguage adopted for use by the government for conduct of business and publication of documents15
8070119550pidgin languagea form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca, used for communications among speakers of two different languages16
8070119551SpanglishCombination of Spanish and English, spoken by Hispanic-Americans.17
8070119552standard languageThe form of a language used for official government business, education, and mass communications.18
8070119553Vulgar LatinA form of Latin used in daily conversation by ancient Romans, as opposed to standard dialect, which was used for official documents19

AP Vocabulary Flashcards

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7854992749imagerylanguage that appeals to the senses0
7854994485dictionA writer's or speaker's choice of words1
7854996614syntaxthe grammatical arrangement of words in sentences2
7854998927figure of speechlanguage used in a figurative or nonliteral sense3
7855003830apostropheaddress to an absent or imaginary person4
7855003903allusionA reference to another work of literature, person, or event5
7855005929epithetA descriptive name or phrase used to characterize someone or something6
7855011428euphemismAn indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant7
7855014802parallelismPhrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other8
7855017625connotationAll the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests9
7855017626logosAppeal to logic10
7855019893pathosAppeal to emotion11
7855021580ethoscredibility12
7855023496antithesisthe direct opposite, a sharp contrast13
7855026422toneAttitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character14
7855028240anaphorathe repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences15
7855030133periodica structure where the punch is at the end16
7855033733satireform of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly17
7855038229polysyndetonDeliberate use of many conjunctions18
7855042965Horatian SatireSatire in which the voice is indulgent, tolerant, amused, and witty.19
7855045381Juvenalian Satireharsh, biting satire, full of moral indignation and bitter contempt20
7855047276synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa21
7855049072metonymya figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely associated word22

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